2008 HOLT Medallion Winners

2008 Winners and Awards of Merit of the Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion Award

Short Contemporary

• Winner: His Brother's Gift - Mary J. Forbes
  • Awards of Merit: Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee / The Forbidden Brother - Barbara McMahon / The Ceo's Scandalous Affair - Roxanne St. Claire / Once A Cowboy - Linda Warren

Long Contemporary

• Winner: Treasure - Helen Brenna
  • Awards of Merit: Houseful Of Strangers - Linda Barrett / Shadow Hunter - Linda Conrad / The Rancher Needs A Wife - Terry McLaughlin / Adopted Son - Linda Warren

Historical

• Winner: The Accidental Mistress - Tracy Anne Warren
  • Awards of Merit: What A Lady Wants - Victoria Alexander / Touch Of Texas - Tracy Garrett / The Sense Of Honor - Ashley Kath-Bilsky / Surrender To A Scoundrel - Julianne MacLean

Romantic Comedy

• Winner: The Rules Of Gentility - Janet Mullany
  • Awards of Merit: Dream A Little Dream - Debra Clopton / The Quest For The Holy Veil - Kimberly Llewellyn / Hocus Pocus - Teresa Roblin / There Goes The Bride - Lori Wilde

Short Inspirational

• Winner: From This Day Forward - Irene Hannon
  • Awards of Merit: Cradle Of Secrets - Lisa Mondello / Mom In The Middle - Mae Nunn / A Christmas To Die For - Marta Perry / Caught Redhanded - Gayle Roper

Long Inspirational

• Winner: Surrender Bay - Denise Hunter
  • Awards of Merit: Remembered - Tamera Alexander / The Oak Leaves - Maureen Lang / Remember To Forget - Deborah Raney / Wedding Bell Blues - Linda Windsor

Mainstream/Single Title

• Winner: Tempting - Susan Mallery
  • Awards of Merit: Who Wants To Be A Sex Goddess - Gemma Bruce / Necessary Arrangements - Tanya Michna / Close To You - Kathryn Shay / Learning To Breathe - Karen White

Romantic Suspense

• Winner: Die For Me - Karen Rose
  • Awards of Merit: Overkill - Linda Castillo / Dead Giveaway - Brenda Novak / The Spy Wore Silk - Andrea Pickens /

Arousing Suspicions - Marianne Stillings

Extra Spicy Romance

• Winner: The Fortune Hunter - Jasmine Haynes
  • Awards of Merit: Nicholas: The Lords Of Satyr - Elizabeth Amber / Swing - Opal Carew / Twin Fantasies - Opal Carew / Double Dating With The Dead - Karen Kelley

Paranormal/Time Travel/Futuristic

• Winner: Highland Guardian - Melissa Mayhue
  • Awards of Merit: Midnight Lover - Rosemary Laurey / Something Wicked - Catherine Mulvany / In The Midnight Hour - Patti O'Shea / Lord Of The Fading Lands - C.L. Wilson

Southern Theme

• Winner: Learning To Breathe - Karen White
  • Awards of Merit: Georgia On His Mind - Ann DeFee / A Treasure Of The Heart - Valerie Hansen / No Safe Place - JoAnn Ross / Southern Seduction - Alexandria Scott

Best First Book

• Winner: Lord Of The Fading Lands - C.L. Wilson
  • Awards of Merit: The Education Of Mrs. Brimley - Donna MacMeans / Thirty Nights With A Highland Husband - Melissa Mayhue / Highlander Untamed - Monica McCarty - First, There Is A River - Kathy Steffen